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It's just a little over 1 week away. What are you waiting for? Get your tickets now and join Mending Kids for our biggest fundraiser of the year. It will be a night of great food, celebrities, entertainment by The Spazmatics and an incredible line-up of auction items; Athletic Tickets, Industry Swag, Helicopter Tour, Facial Rejuvenation Package, Peru vacation, and the list goes on. Mending Kids is counting on your support. We can't wait to celebrate with you!

In addition, Mending Kids is excited to announce the following celebrities will be at our Gala in support of Mending Kids. (L-R) Ali Landry, Michelle Stafford, McKenna Grace, Marcello Reyes, Ryan Ochoa and Tara Strong.

Ms. Ali Landry Monteverde Mending Kids newest Ambassador.Ms. Landry gained instant fame as "the Doritos Girl", when she was featured in a commercial for Frito Lay during the 1998 Super Bowl telecast. She was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful". She has held the title of Miss USA and is both a television and film actress.

​Michelle Stafford Two-time emmy award winning actress. Starred in the #1-rated The Young and The Restless, viewed by more than 20 million people every day in some 20 countries worldwide. She currently stars as Nina Reeves on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.

McKenna Grace an American child actress began acting professionally at the age of 6,. Her earliest roles included playing Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). She was nominated for the Critic's Choice Movie Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Gifted (2017) and currently is in the Netflix supernatural horror series The Haunting of Hell House and has had a recurring role in the Netflix show.

Tara Strong began her acting career at the age of 13 in Toronto, Canada. She landed several TV, film, and musical theater roles as well as her first lead in an animated series as the title role of "Hello Kitty." She, now an Emmy nominated icon in the voice-over field, has since been the main voice in over 20 animated series. Tara will be our "host" for the evening.

Ryan Ochoa began his acting career almost 10 years ago. He is an actor and musician, known for playing the role of Lanny on the Disney XD series Pair of Kings, and for his recurring role of Chuck Chambers on the Nickelodeon series iCarly. He most recently starred in the 2018's The Samuel Project with Hal Linden and has several projects in post production.

Marcello Reyes - Five-year-old Marcello is now a star on the top-rated Modern Family sitcom starring as Cal, the newly adopted son of Cam and Mitchell. Marcello will proudly serve as "Imagine" Award trophy handler for the evening.